I Have A Dream
At Brookside, we believe in treating everyone equally and respectfully. In Assembly today, we reflected on the words and inspiration of Martin Luther King Jr who was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African…
PSHE
This week Year 2 have been learning how to recognise who to trust and who not to trust, how to judge when a friendship is making them feel unhappy or uncomfortable, managing conflict, how to manage these situations and how to seek help or advice from others, if needed.
Knowledge: To begin to…
PSHE - Families
Year 2 have been exploring the theme of "families" and have been describing what people might look like if they are feeling: angry, scared, upset, worried. Pupils have also been identifying ways of responding to this by either offering help or giving them space.
Knowledge: To recognise how…
Year 5 Music ‘Shosholoza’.
In Music, Year 5 have been looking at South African music. We've been singing a capella and playing instruments along to the song ‘Shosholoza’, which is a song from those who speak Xhosa.
We've learnt that songs sung in other languages can contain sounds that are unfamiliar to us, like the…
Father Christmas visit
Year 2 have had a visit from a very special visitor today - Father Christmas!
Story Time
Year 3 and 5 have finished their stories just in time for Christmas.
Today we shared our stories with each other.
Y2 -PHSE
Year 2 have been exploring the importance of their family and can explain what a family is.
Knowledge: I understand that families look after us and I know some words to describe how people are related.
Skills: I can understand that families offer love, care and support.

Road Safety Competition Winners - KS2
Well Done to Evaline in Year 5 who has designed this Road Safety Poster encouraging drivers to stick to drive safely.

Road Safety Competition Winners - KS1
Well Done to Leo in Class 1 who designed this super poster to promote safer parking.

Christmas Sports
Children in Year 5 and Year 6 participated in a Christmas Sports Festival with other local primary schools. Children were encouraged to try new sports including archery, table-tennis and boccia.
Tis the season to be jolly
Everbody loves Christmas dinner and Year 3 are no exception. What
better reason for making a Christmas hat!